Madison, July 9 -- WisconsinEye today announced it will begin live broadcast coverage of the State Legislature tomorrow on the Charter Communications and Time Warner digital cable systems serving Wisconsin.
WisconsinEye President Chris Long said the new cable channel will carry live coverage of the state Assembly floor session scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. Tuesday.
“We’re very happy this historic day has finally arrived and WisconsinEye’s gavel-to-gavel coverage of state government will be available to Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable digital subscribers,” Long said. The new statewide public affairs network began broadcasting on the Internet at www.wiseye.org in May.
The WisconsinEye 24/7 cable channel will be available beginning tomorrow to Time Warner Cable Wisconsin digital subscribers on Channel 163 and to Charter digital customers in southern Wisconsin, including Madison, Janesville and Beloit, on Channel 200. Charter plans to expand the distribution of the service into additional Charter markets within the next few months. Together, Charter and Time Warner Cable serve about 75 percent of Wisconsin cable customers. Approximately half of each company’s customers are digital subscribers.
“We believe the programming on Wisconsin Eye will be quite unique,” commented Lisa Washa, Charter’s Vice-President of Operations in Wisconsin. “It will most definitely enhance the already strong value of our service.”
Bev Greenberg, Vice President Public Affairs, Time Warner Cable, stated, “Time Warner Cable is committed to providing our customers with added choice and value.” “WisconsinEye will be a positive addition to Time Warner Cable’s diverse channel line-up”, Greenberg added.
WisconsinEye is a private, not-for-profit statewide public affairs network whose mission is to provide independent, nonpartisan coverage of civic and community life in Wisconsin, beginning with gavel-to-gavel coverage of the actions of state government in Madison. A complete archive of the network’s legislative coverage is available at www.wiseye.org.
The network’s state-of-the-art digital broadcast production facilities include 70 camera positions in the State Capitol building, including the Executive branch and State Supreme Court, and a network operations center at 122 West Washington Ave. A bipartisan and nonpartisan donor community of individuals, foundations, organizations, and corporations is funding the network’s launch.
For further information, contact:
Chris Long, WisconsinEye
608-316-6850 x302 (office)
608-658-7901 (cell)
chris.long@wiseye.org
Tim Vowell, Charter Communications
608-288-6823
Bev Greenberg, Time Warner Cable
414-277-4190